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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">“Black Love”</span></p><p>On the night of February 11, #BlackDuke all joined for the annual “Black Love” event. Well known in the black community, “Black Love” is endeared by many as an opportunity to discuss the perils of finding a “bae” in the Duke community. Discussed topics ranged from the hook-up culture, interracial dating, off-campus cuffetry, and how academic stresses can stifle a dating culture. For me, though, the narrative I fully expected was lacking from the discussion. Given that I can count approximately 3.5 couples in the entire black community, all heterosexual, in a community as rich with attractive individuals and diversity of sexuality as Duke’s black community, it is absolutely astonishing to me that so few people are “cuffed,” or even remotely considering the pursuit of cuffetry. Literally no one has a Valentine; it’s ridiculous. And since loneliness seems to characterize our community’s bae relations so accurately, I expected someone to cogitate the reasoning for this fascinating phenomenon, or at least bring it up as having been their experience in on-campus boo searches at “Black Love.” I misjudged.</p><p><!--break--></p><p>On one hand, when I hear “black love,” I’m reminded of a shackling and oppressive history of black enslavement, and I think what besides a supreme love for a Divine Creator and community support could have helped our ancestors come to terms with the plight they had been subjected to against their wills? More contemporarily, “black love” makes me think of George and Wheezy. Florida and James. Raven and Eddie. (I’m deliberately leaving out the couple that had been my locus of understanding what black love could look like and be, because I’m sick of the husband telling me where on my gluteus maximus I’m allowed to wear my pants AND because that marriage was annulled in my consciousness the moment I discovered that the freakin’ obstetrician had “a thing” for violating women). Juxtaposed with those flowery and arguably unrealistic depictions of black love on television, however, is the seeming reality, both in the Duke community and in the black community in general—nobody is freaking cuffed! Why?</p><p>If I may venture a guess, I think that there are quite a few contributing factors to the phenomenon of general baelessness in our black community. For starters, you have to consider the type of black kids who are coming to Duke—mostly middle to upper-middle class; very respectable; having, for the most part, been to the best high schools and preparatory programs in the country. In effect, you have put 800 black valedictorians in an overwhelmingly white space, all of which have been convinced by their parents that exceptional negritude is fundamental to black success and is ideologically unproblematic. Some of us are a bit nerdy or socially awkward, but just about all of us have been told that we are “hot stuff,” contributions to the race—“uplifters”—for as long as we can remember. And yet, many of us have had difficulty navigating race relations, since our respectability made us “too white” for black spaces, and our melanin always made us stand out in white ones. I’d like to posit that that complex scaffolds an environment controlled by pride, formed out of black students’ scorn for their racial pasts. An environment of pride makes genuine, authentic interactions with other black students difficult to come by (to say the very<br>least). Pride stifles trust and vulnerability, the undeniable building blocks of any successful relationship (platonic or otherwise).</p><p>The same phenomenon doesn’t exist in our interactions with whites, I’d imagine, because they landlord the spaces we’re being allowed to rent, like the college environment—the spaces were not made for us, and no has blueprinted a re-model to accommodate our needs and preferences. And yet, we know how valuable the real estate is, and can’t forget how long the waitlist of exceptional negros is behind us; but, I digress. My interest is in deconstructing the environment of pride, such that we facilitate the kinds of loving interactions we’d like to see… (To be continued)​</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/mary-lou-williams-center-black-culture" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topic field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topic:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/topic/culture-identity-religion" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Culture, Identity, &amp; Religion</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tag field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/mary-lou-williams-center-black-culture" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/mlwc" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">mlwc</a></div></div></div>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:53:19 +0000allis010@duke.edu4174 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/black-love#commentsCold and snow no deterrent for Duke’s Greek communityhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/cold-and-snow-no-deterrent-duke%E2%80%99s-greek-community
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>Sigma Chi Beta Lambda brothers beautify Durham with Keep Durham Beautiful</em></p><p><img alt="" src="http://www.heraldsun.com/archive/x1271336374/g25825800000000000034bd3d080afcdac2816b0f79146d7f3075e8e0ee.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 112px; margin: 7px; float: right;">Heedless of the snow and ice on the ground, 24 enthusiastic Duke students turned out last Saturday to spread mulch and stake trees along Main Street with the nonprofit Keep Durham Beautiful. Students were members of Sigma Chi Beta Lambda fraternity and Chi Omega sorority. Other partners helping on the snowy day were City Urban Forestry and City-County Sustainability Office.</p><p><a href="http://www.heraldsun.com/durhamherald/x1271336380/Cold-and-snow-no-deterrent-for-Duke-s-Greek-community">Read more.</a><!--break--></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/fraternity-sorority-life" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fraternity &amp; Sorority Life</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tag field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/greek" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">greek</a></div></div></div>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:19:10 +0000ch107@duke.edu4173 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/cold-and-snow-no-deterrent-duke%E2%80%99s-greek-community#commentsFlag of the Week - Zambiahttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/flag-week-zambia
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/u110/Flag%20of%20the%20week%20Zambia.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 167px; margin: 7px; float: right;">The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, neighboring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest.</p><p>Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was colonized during the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. After visits by European explorers in the eighteenth century, Zambia became the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company.</p><p><!--break--></p><p>On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom and then-prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president. Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 until 1991. From 1972 to 1991 Zambia was a single-party state with the UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto 'One Zambia, One Nation'. Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of social-economic growth and government decentralisation. Levy Mwanawasa, Chiluba's chosen successor, presided over Zambia from January 2002 until his death in August 2008, and is credited with campaigns to reduce corruption and increase the standard of living. After Mwanawasa's death, Rupiah Banda presided as Acting President before being elected President in 2008. Holding office for only three years, Banda stepped down after his defeat in the 2011 elections by Patriotic Front party leader Michael Chilufya Sata. Michael Sata died on October 28, 2014, the second Zambian president to die in office. Guy Scott was the interim president, until new elections that were held on 20 January 2015 elected Edgar Lungu as the 6th President.</p><p>In 2010, the World Bank named Zambia one of the world's fastest economically reformed countries. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is headquartered in Lusaka.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/international-house" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">International House</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tag field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/international-house" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">International House</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/ihouse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">IHouse</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/flag-week" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">flag of the week</a></div></div></div>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:24:02 +0000allis010@duke.edu4172 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/flag-week-zambia#commentsConnected Coreshttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/connected-cores
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;">HK on J was a tremendous moment in time that we got to experience. The march was held in Raleigh and the air was filled with opportunity. We got the chance to speak out against a plethora of injustices and utilized it.&nbsp; I was with the Duke NAACP and many other Duke students as we took to the streets with the NAACP banner and chanted out against marginalization of black bodies and the ways in which structures in NC and the US help devalue the lives of other oppressed peoples.</span></p><p><!--break--></p><p>Then we were able to hear the many activists speak out against these injustices with a concluding speech given by the NC NAACP President Reverend William Barber. He spoke of the heart as being a core and related that to the fact that we have to use our hearts to have true compassion for the folks who experience these injustices and how the lack of that compassion was very dangerous in and of itself.&nbsp; As we think about what this march really meant to us and what issues we could personally relate to, it is also important to realize why the people marching beside of us are marching as well. For as we think about our fight against injustice, if we forget about the reasons that others are oppressed in the process then the fight has meant nothing.&nbsp;</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/mary-lou-williams-center-black-culture" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tag field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/mary-lou-williams-center-black-culture" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture</a></div></div></div>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:11:43 +0000allis010@duke.edu4171 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/connected-cores#commentsStudent Health Delayed Opening on Friday, 2/27http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/student-health-delayed-opening-friday-227
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">Due to inclement weather, the Student Health Center will open at 10:30am on Friday, February 27th.</p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063037872314px;">For healthcare options during closed hours, please call us at 919-681-9355.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/student-health" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Student Health</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topic field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topic:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/topic/health-wellness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Health &amp; Wellness</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-audience field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Audience:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/undergraduates" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Undergraduates</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/new-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">New Students</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/first-year-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">First-Year Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/graduate-professional-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Graduate &amp; Professional Students</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/international-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">International Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/faculty-staff" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Faculty &amp; Staff</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/parents-families" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Parents &amp; Families</a></div></div></div>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:51:18 +0000kw80@duke.edu4169 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/student-health-delayed-opening-friday-227#commentsIs the Career Center for International Students?http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/career-center-international-students
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="line-height: 1.538em;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/u110/02.26%20cc_Jenny%20Johnson.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 7px; float: right;">As an international student, where do you feel connected on campus? My guess would be there might be a connection with <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/ihouse">iHouse</a> as you have found ways to engage with other members of the international community or understand the US culture. <a href="http://www.visaservices.duke.edu/" target="_blank">Visa Services</a> may be another office you readily identify with on campus as a supportive and necessary part of your experience.</span></p><p>If you haven’t thought of the Career Center as a place for you and a connection point, I hope I begin to convince you today.</p><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/u110/02.26b.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 7px; float: right;">The Duke University <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career">Career Center</a> engages students and alumni in an ongoing examination and pursuit of what is meaningful and valuable in their lives. The Career Center provides opportunities for individuals to explore the intersection of their education, values, goals, skills and experiences in order to identify and realize their aspirations.</p><p>Read on for three ways that demonstrate how the Career Center can be a place for you.</p><p><strong>Advocates for and Partners with International Students</strong><br>We are advocates for international students. The Career Center is <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/about-us" target="_blank">staffed with professionals</a> who are excited to work with Duke students and whose goals simply stated are to help students—whether that be in a <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/career-services/career-counseling" target="_blank">one-on-one appointment</a> to help a student sift through their interests, a program detailing the best ways in which to interview or a <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/career-services/drop-advising" target="_blank">Drop-in Advising</a> session, where we go line by line through your resume.<br>We advocate for international students through discussions with employers. In speaking with employers about work authorization status, we discuss the value that international students bring to the workplace and encourage those employers to include international students in their pool of candidates.<br>You want strong advocates and partners for yourself as a student here at Duke. We encourage you to think about the Career Center being that for you!</p><p><strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/u110/02.26c%20India%20Independence%20Day.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 155px; margin: 7px; float: right;">Connections to Alumni Who Were International Students</strong><br>In our work, the students who sit across from us in appointments one year are the alumni who have amazing careers and want to advise international students in the process in the years to come.&nbsp; They are the Supply Chain Manager at Apple, Consumer Product Strategy Analyst at Bank of America, Logistics Analyst at Tesla Motors and Production Coordinator at PDI/DreamWorks Animation. When working with us, we can help connect you with alumni who were in your position and you can learn the lessons they have gathered in the process.</p><p>In a one-on-one discussion with a career adviser, you can learn how to connect with alumni (international and domestic) through resources such as <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&amp;gid=107641" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/DUKS/cm/home_1.html" target="_blank">DukeConnect</a> and your already established network.</p><p><strong>Resources Online and in Print</strong><br>Physical books are part of our Resource Library, which you can come review in the center or check out to review on your own.&nbsp; In the Resource Library, one book in particular may be helpful to you in understanding the U.S. job market, <em>Power Ties: The International Student’s Guide to Finding a Job in the US</em>. This book breaks down the U.S. Job Search for International Students and describes the “players” in the process—recruiters, hiring managers, other employees—to help you better understand where you should spend your time. The author provides real-life examples of international student and how they have been successful or unsuccessful in the U.S. market to prove his points. If you’re looking to better understand the U.S. job search, this is an excellent place to start.</p><p><strong>Online Tools &amp; Resources</strong><br>The Career Center has a wealth of resources—<a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/online-tools-resources" target="_blank">online resources </a>available that are available at all times. You’ll find 15 <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/online-tools-resources/career-center-skills-guides" target="_blank">guides</a> to help you navigate the <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/online-tools-resources/strategic-search" target="_blank">job or internship search</a> as well as write a <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/online-tools-resources/career-center-skills-guides/cover-letter" target="_blank">cover letter</a> and/or <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/online-tools-resources/career-center-skills-guides/resume" target="_blank">resume</a>, for example.</p><p>You’ll find <a href="https://duke.careerbeam.com/" target="_blank">CareerBeam</a>, a comprehensive tool to aid in assessing yourself and working through the process of your career search. You even have the ability to conduct an interview and record yourself to see what improvements can be made.&nbsp;<br><a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/forms/career/protected/index.php?vendorpage=goingglobal.html" target="_blank">GoinGlobal</a> is a one of the online resources I think is particularly valuable to international students. It is a robust system that allows you to view information specific to certain countries or cities.&nbsp; For example, if you know that you are interested in interning or working Atlanta, here is a sample of what I would learn from GoinGlobal:<br>•<strong> H1-B Sponsoring Companies</strong> include AirWatch, TEK Services, Manhattan Associations, and a list of over 50 more.<br>• <strong>Industry and Employment Trends</strong> show that Atlanta is increasingly becoming a tech hub and even tells the reader the number of jobs that certain companies are adding in this area.<br>• An Overview of the City<br>• The <strong>Cost of Living</strong> is 6.5% lower than the national average. A sample of bills are provided so you can understand common expenses and know the salary or hourly rate you would need.<br>• Professional and Social Networking groups let me know that if I were a student interested in journalism that the Atlanta Press Club, Inc. would be an organization of people with similar interests and provide events and educational workshops.<br>• <strong>Cultural Advice</strong> about the South tells me about the history, people, food, vocabulary and dialect of a number of people in the region.<br><a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/forms/career/protected/index.php?vendorpage=goingglobal.html" target="_blank">Log-in</a> to view this resource and see its applicability for you. It can be helpful in the job/internship search or to simply know more about the different cities within the U.S. and specific countries around the world.</p><p>I hope I have made my case and convinced you—or at least created enough intrigue for you to want to know more. The <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career">Career Center</a> is a place for you and we hope you will take advantage of this resource soon!</p><p>To schedule an <a href="http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/career-services/career-counseling">appointment</a> with the Career Center, please call 919-660-1050.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/career-center" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Career Center</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tag field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/career" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">career</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/explore" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">explore</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/job" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">job</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/internship" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">internship</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/interviewing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">interviewing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/networking" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">networking</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/search" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">search</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/strategy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">strategy</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/internationalstudent" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">internationalstudent</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/international" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">international</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/advice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">advice</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/duke" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">duke</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/tool" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">tool</a></div></div></div>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 08:00:00 +0000allis010@duke.edu4167 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/career-center-international-students#commentsStudent Health Closed Thursday, 2/26http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/student-health-closed-thursday-226
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Due to severe weather, the Student Health Center will be closed on Thursday, February 26th.</p><p>During closed hours, please call us at 919-681-9355 for health care options or nurse advice.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/student-health" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Student Health</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topic field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topic:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/topic/health-wellness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Health &amp; Wellness</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-audience field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Audience:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/undergraduates" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Undergraduates</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/new-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">New Students</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/first-year-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">First-Year Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/graduate-professional-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Graduate &amp; Professional Students</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/international-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">International Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/faculty-staff" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Faculty &amp; Staff</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/parents-families" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Parents &amp; Families</a></div></div></div>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:14:07 +0000kw80@duke.edu4168 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/student-health-closed-thursday-226#commentsStudent Health Delayed Opening on Wednesday, 2/25http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/student-health-delayed-opening-wednesday-225
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Due to inclement weather, the Student Health Center will open at 10:30am on Wednesday, February 25th.</p><p>For healthcare options during closed hours, please call us at 919-681-9355.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/student-health" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Student Health</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topic field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topic:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/topic/health-wellness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Health &amp; Wellness</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-audience field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Audience:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/undergraduates" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Undergraduates</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/new-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">New Students</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/first-year-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">First-Year Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/graduate-professional-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Graduate &amp; Professional Students</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/international-students" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">International Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/audience/faculty-staff" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Faculty &amp; Staff</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/audience/parents-families" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Parents &amp; Families</a></div></div></div>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 02:07:57 +0000kw80@duke.edu4165 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/student-health-delayed-opening-wednesday-225#commentsWomC Awardshttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/wc/programs-services/womc-awards
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Body:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/u39/clear-optical-crystal-awards-v2D22q.jpg" style="width: 220px; height: 220px; margin: 7px; float: right;">The Women's Center proudly announces the Inaugural WomC Awards! The WomC Awards will be presented during our 25th Anniversary Day Party on Saturday, April 18th at 2pm in the North Pavilion.&nbsp; Please consider nominating someone or an organization today according to the following criteria:</p><p><strong>The WomC Campus Impact Award:</strong> Outstanding contributions to the Duke community (as a whole or specific communities) contributing to the efficacy of women. </p><p><strong>The WomC Community Impact Award:</strong> Outstanding contributions to the Durham community (as a whole or specific communities) contributing to the efficacy of girls and/or women. </p><p><strong>The WomC State Impact Award:</strong> Outstanding contributions to the North Carolina community (as a whole or specific communities) contributing to efficacy of girls and women and/or addressing the challenges and issues girls and women face through research, programming and/or services. </p><p><strong>The WomC National Impact Award:</strong> Outstanding contributions to the country (as a whole or specific communities) specifically focusing on eliminating injustice toward girls and women through advocacy, empowerment and/or research. </p><p> <strong>The WomC Global Impact Award:</strong> Outstanding contributions to the global community (as a whole or specific communities) honoring the human rights of girls and women. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Nominations are open until April 1st.</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><a href="https://duke.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_d6VhvXg4dRfZzp3"><strong>WomC Award Nomination​</strong></a></span><!--break--></p></div></div></div>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:19:31 +0000ch107@duke.edu4163 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/wc/programs-services/womc-awards#commentsFlag of the Week - Argentinahttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/flag-week-argentina
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/u110/argentina-flag.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 111px; margin: 7px; float: right;">Argentina is a federal republic located in southeastern South America. Sharing the Southern Cone with its smaller neighbor Chile, it is bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north; Brazil to the northeast; Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east; Chile to the west and the Drake Passage to the south.</p><p><!--break--></p><p>With a mainland area of 1,073,500 square miles, Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the second largest in Latin America, and the largest Spanish-speaking one. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.</p><p>A historical and current middle power and a prominent Latin American and Southern Cone regional power, Argentina is one of the G-15 and G-20 major economies and Latin America's third-largest. It is also a founding member of the United Nations, WBG, WTO, Mercosur, UNASUR, CELAC and OEI. Because of its stability, market size and increasing share of the high-tech sector, Argentina is classed by investors as a middle emerging economy with a "very high" rating on the Human Development Index.</p><p>The earliest recorded human presence in the area now known as Argentina is dated from the Paleolithic period. The Spanish colonization began in 1512. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas colony founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, which ended with the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city. From then on—while massive European immigration waves radically reshaped its cultural and demographic outlook—Argentina enjoyed an historically almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity: by the early 20th century it already ranked as the seventh wealthiest developed nation in the world. After 1930, however, and despite remaining among the fifteen richest countries until mid-century, it descended into political instability and suffered periodic economic crisis that sank it back into underdevelopment.​</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Departments:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/department/international-house" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">International House</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-topic field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Topic:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/topic/culture-identity-religion" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Culture, Identity, &amp; Religion</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tag field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/flag-week" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">flag of the week</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blogs/tags/ihouse" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">IHouse</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/tags/international-house" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">International House</a></div></div></div>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:58:35 +0000allis010@duke.edu4162 at http://studentaffairs.duke.eduhttp://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/flag-week-argentina#comments